work overload

UK: /wɜːk ˈəʊvəˌləʊd/

Definition

Definition of work overload - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

psychologysituation where a person has more tasks than can reasonably handle

Constant work overload left the nurses exhausted and frustrated.

technology

TECH.

state where a machine or system receives more work than it can process

TECH.

Server crashes were caused by work overload during peak traffic hours.

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Expressions with work

work on

exert effort to achieve a task or goal

They are working on the new project.

work around

arrange schedule or activities to accommodate something

She worked around her meetings to fit in a doctor's appointment.

work away

continue working on something without stopping

She would work away at her painting for hours.

work in

find time or space for amid other things

I will work in a meeting at 3 PM.

diving into work

starting work with energy and focus

After the meeting, she made a diving into work.

get off work

finish the workday and leave the workplace

I usually get off work at 5 PM.

Expressions with overload

information overload

state of being unable to handle too much information

She felt information overload after reading all the reports.

sensory overload

state of receiving too much sensory input

He experienced sensory overload at the concert.

cognitive overload

state when too much information overwhelms the mind

Cognitive overload made it hard for her to focus.

iron overload

excessive accumulation of iron in the body

Iron overload can lead to serious liver damage if untreated..

progressive overload

gradually increase how hard you exercise to get stronger

Progressive overload helps you build muscle over time.

Examples of work overload in a sentence

Work overload contributed to high turnover among junior staff.
Repeated work overload triggered automatic shutdown of the production line.
Engineers redesigned the database to prevent work overload during large query batches.

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French:surcharge de travail, surcharge de charge, ...
German:Arbeitsüberlastung, Überlastung, ...
Italian:sovraccarico di lavoro, sovraccarico di sistema, ...
Spanish:sobrecarga de trabajo, sobrecarga de tareas, ...
Portuguese:sobrecarga de trabalho, sobrecarga, ...
Chinese:工作过载, 负载过重, ...
Japanese:仕事の過負荷, 過負荷, ...
Arabic:إِرْهَاق العَمَل, حَملٌ زائِدٌ عَلى العَمَل, ...
Hebrew:עוֹמֶס עֲבוֹדָה, הַעֲמַסַּת יֶתֶר, ...
Russian:перегрузка работой, перегрузка, ...
Ukrainian:перевантаження роботою, надмірне навантаження, ...
Hindi:अत्यधिक कार्यभार, कार्य अधिभार, ...
Bengali:কাজের চাপ, ওভারলোড, ...
Catalan:sobrecàrrega de treball, excés de càrrega de treball, ...
Czech:pracovní přetížení, přetížení, ...
Danish:arbejdsoverbelastning, overbelastning, ...
Dutch:werkoverbelasting, overbelasting, ...
Greek:υπερφόρτωση εργασίας, υπερφόρτωση συστήματος, ...
Hungarian:munkatúlterhelés, túlterhelés, ...
Khmer:បន្ទុកការងារលើសលប់, បន្ទុកការងារលើសកម្រិត, ...
Korean:업무 과부하, 작업 과부하, ...
Persian:اضافه‌بار کاری, اضافه‌بار, ...
Polish:przeciążenie pracą, przeciążenie systemu, ...
Portuguese (BR):sobrecarga de trabalho, sobrecarga de processamento, ...
Romanian:supraîncărcare de muncă, suprasolicitare de lucru, ...
Swedish:arbetsöverbelastning, överbelastning, ...
Thai:ภาระงานล้นมือ, ภาระงานล้น, ...
Turkish:iş yükü fazlalığı, iş yükü aşımı, ...
Vietnamese:quá tải công việc, quá tải xử lý, ...

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